Crews fight morning fire in Peach Bottom Township

Firefighters continue to clean up after a house fire in Peach Bottom Township this morning. (York Daily Record/Sunday News-- Ted Czech)

One man is displaced after an early-morning fire ripped through his Peach Bottom Township home Tuesday, rendering it a total loss, according to a fire official.

Fire companies from York, Harford, and Lancaster counties were called at 5:40 a.m. to the home at 9 Quiet Stream Lane.

They found the home engulfed in flames, said Daniel Lemmon, safety officer with Whiteford Volunteer Fire Company. In addition, the homeowner, who was home at the time, was able to evacuate without injury, he said.

Because the man was out of the house, firefighters fought the fire from the outside, rather than attacking its interior.

High temperatures, even in the early hours of the day, were a challenge.

"We called additional manpower because of temperatures," Lemmon said.

However, there was no water shortage in fighting this fire, as sometimes happens in rural areas, he said.

The fire's cause is under investigation. Looking at the damage, he called it a total loss.

Firefighters extinguished the fire but remained there for several hours after, finding and extinguishing small flare-ups.

They also pulled out mounds of debris from inside house, piling it up in front. A small metal box, about the size of a microwave oven, sat in the road, still smoking - that is, until firefighters blasted it with water.

The American Red Cross arrived to help the victim with food, shelter and clothing.

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